“Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.”

“In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.”

“Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.”

“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.”

“The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.”

“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.”

“Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.”

“Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.”

“Presidents are selected, not elected.”

“If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.”

“Tyranny is like the electric wiring in an old house. A tyrant dies, the new tyrant takes possession, and all he has to d...”

“A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a hig...”